The House took up 32 bills: 11 together on the consent calendar, then 21 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2010-04-14,
title = {The House, Wednesday, April 14, 2010},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2010-04-14},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Frank Tupper (D - Merr 6) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Terie Norelli (D - Rock 26), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 32 members as having leave of the House for the day, that is, permission to be away. A member on leave may still have voted on part of the day, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.
Rep. Frank Davis (D - Merr 20) Rep. Paul Hackel (D - Hills 29) Rep. Gina Hutchinson (D - Rock 5) Rep. Edward Moran (R - Hills 18) Rep. Sharon Nordgren (D - Graf 12) Rep. Chip Rice (D - Merr 27) Rep. Trinka Russell (D - Rock 13) Rep. Julie Brown (R - Straf 1) Rep. Baldwin Domingo (D - Straf 5) Rep. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 4) Rep. Carolyn Gargasz (R - Hills 27) Rep. Richard Hinch (R - Hills 21) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Naida Kaen (D - Straf 5) Rep. Susan Kepner (D - Rock 15) Rep. David Kidder (R - Merr 5) Rep. Nickolas Levasseur (D - Hills 11) Rep. Robert Lewis (D - Straf 6) Rep. Michael O'Brien (D - Hills 10) Rep. Lynne Ober (R - Hills 37) Rep. Russell Ober (R - Hills 37) Rep. Maurice Pilotte (D - Hills 16) Rep. Margaret Porter (D - Merr 8) Rep. Ted Rokas (D - Hills 12) Rep. Joseph Russell (D - Rock 13) Rep. Kimberly Shaw (D - Hills 26) Rep. Dale Sprague (D - Straf 18) Rep. Jeffrey St. Cyr (R - Belk 5) Rep. William Stetson (D - Merr 10) Rep. Eric Stohl (R - Coos 1) Rep. Rip Holden (R - Hills 7) Rep. Timothy Soucy (D - Merr 21)
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1199s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1199s (Rep Bouchard)
Spoke for the motionRep. Candace Bouchard (D - Merr 18)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1185s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1185s (Rep Cooney)
Spoke for the motionRep. Mary Cooney (D - Graf 8)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1156s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1156s (Rep Butler)
Spoke for the motionRep. Edward Butler (D - Carr 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1209s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1209s (Rep Bouchard)
Spoke for the motionRep. Candace Bouchard (D - Merr 18)
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes) 1253s
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected on a voice vote
In the record: House Non Concurs with Senate AM #1253s, Request Comm of Conf (Rep M.Smith)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 0083s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #0083s (Rep Rous)
Spoke for the motionRep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1198s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1198s (Rep Bouchard)
Spoke for the motionRep. Candace Bouchard (D - Merr 18)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1252s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1252s (Rep M.Smith)
Spoke for the motionRep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 0178s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #0178s (Rep Goley)
Spoke for the motionRep. Jeffrey Goley (D - Hills 21)
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes) 0328s
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected on a voice vote
In the record: House Non Concurs w/Senate AM#0328s(NT), Req Comm of Conf (Rep Shurtleff)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1571s, 0153s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM's #1571s & #0153s (Rep Shurtleff)
Spoke for the motionRep. Steve Shurtleff (D - Merr 15)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1254s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1254s (New Title) (Rep Rous)
Spoke for the motionRep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)
House Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 19–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 272–77 on a division
In the record: Lay on the Table (Rep DeJoie)
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 16–0.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Recommit (Rep R.Williams)
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert Williams (D - Merr 11)
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–4; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 268–74 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Kate Miller (D - Belk 3) Rep. Thomas Donovan (D - Sull 4)
Spoke against the motionRep. Susan Emerson (R - Ches 11)
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–8; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–4.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 241–108 on a roll call
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 177–124 on a division
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 19–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 19–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote